as in unsure
having a mixture of opposing feelings
I'm conflicted about the prospect of our only child going away to college
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as in clashed
to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably
his statement conflicts with the facts, as given in the police report
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Recent Examples of conflicted
CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
And that’s exactly where the Heat finds itself — for a second consecutive year — leaving its fans in something of a conflicted position as the season’s final days play out.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Mariia Yastreba, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Fans were conflicted about her behavior in front of a popular restaurant known for drawing a celebrity crowd.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Destinations like Greater Fort Lauderdale, long a draw for those seeking a winter warm-up, illustrate how conflicted many once-frequent Florida visitors feel about visiting now — and what a decline in visits means for local businesses.
—CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
And that’s exactly where the Heat finds itself — for a second consecutive year — leaving its fans in something of a conflicted position as the season’s final days play out.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
These days, Munin is conflicted about the future.
—Mariia Yastreba, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Fans were conflicted about her behavior in front of a popular restaurant known for drawing a celebrity crowd.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conflicted
Adjective
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About one quarter, 26%, remain unsure; that response is unchanged since the youth poll's fall 2025 survey.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Looking unsure and a bit lost, VIPs from the Institute of Contemporary Art in Miami straggle into the dim underground garage of a nondescript Little Havana strip mall on a recent Saturday morning.—
Carl Juste,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But that clashed with the team’s offseason strategy.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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John Phelan clashed with Hegseth and other senior officials over efforts to revive US shipbuilding.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But these unknown early writings suggest that he may be better understood as an immigrant writer—one of the gifted, ambivalent outsiders who remade American literature after World War II—whose most astonishing achievement was the all-American voice of On the Road and the books that came after.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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The book’s ambivalent nostalgia has not kept it from succeeding prodigiously.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Seconds after tipoff, White awkwardly collided with an Adem Bona screen while pursuing Maxey.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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The results also revealed the presence of benzothiophene, a carbon- and sulfur-bearing molecule typically found in meteorites, which could have collided with planets like Earth in the past.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Umpires, afraid of being overturned, or at least, more aware of the new zone and its limitations, have been calling fewer strikes.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Almost half are personally afraid of losing their job to AI, ranking it among the most acute individual stressors measured in the survey.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Lee was hesitant to back a billionaire but said Steyer is different.—
Sophie Austin,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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And even with all that help, Kerr still sounds more hesitant than the version of himself who used to relish turning every podium into his own little bully pulpit.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Something that felt uncertain now becomes obvious.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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Whether there's enough support to pass such a measure is uncertain.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Conflicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conflicted. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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